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"One should either write ruthlessly what one believes to be the truth, or else shut up." — Arthur Koestler

Man Killed in Philadelphia Carjacking

Dana Pico has kept the spotlight on “Killadelphia,” and notes that the erstwhile “City of Brotherly Love” has now become “Carjackadelphia,” with an astonishing increase in such crimes: Already this year, police say there have been 140 carjackings in the city — double the year-to-date total from 2021, and seven times the pace reported at […]

GUILTY! GUILTY! GUILTY!

Last July, Michael Avenatti was sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison for his attempt to extort money from Nike, and now the creepy porn lawyer has again been convicted of felony charges: Attorney-turned-criminal Michael Avenatti was convicted Friday of swiping nearly $300,000 in book-advance money from his then-client Stormy Daniels. The now-twice-convicted felon — and […]

Carjacker Had ‘Ghost Gun,’ Five Outstanding Warrants, Felony Record

Say hello to Robert Seth Carter, 32, and while you’re at it, you can also say good-bye, because last month he was shot to death by police in San Jose, California. There were no riots. Ben Crump didn’t hold a press conference “demanding justice” for Carter. CNN ignored this police shooting for the obvious reason […]

Crime Is a People Problem, Which Is Why You Can’t Expect Democrats to Solve It

Joe Biden went to New York City today and gave a speech which was billed in advance as addressing the unprecedented crime wave in America’s cities but was instead an attack on the Second Amendment: Across the country, police departments reported sharp increases in the number of ghost guns found at crime scenes. That’s why, […]

‘Running Gun Battle’ in Florida Town Leaves One Dead, Four Wounded

Polk County, Florida, is in the central part of the state, between Tampa to the west and Orlando to the northeast. It used to be a mostly rural area, with lots of orange groves and a cheap place to retire, but the population has grown to more than 700,000, adding about 250,000 new residents in […]

A Death in New Jersey

“Daniel J. Ackley, age 33 of Millville, passed away suddenly on January 4, 2022,” according to his obituary, a masterpiece of understatement. The muzzle velocity of a standard 9-mm pistol is about 1,250 feet per second, which is pretty doggone sudden. The late Daniel Ackley was armed with a large knife — so large that […]

Crazy People Are Dangerous

Say hello to 24-year-old Zachary Lucas Olivar of Snellville, Georgia, who (a) has a “history of mental illness,” and (b) shot a sheriff’s deputy in Jones County. Before we go any further with this story, permit to ask this question: Why is it that we never hear about the mental health of such people until […]

Good News From New York

Important, because most of the news from there is bad nowadays: The “distorted” career criminal accused of shooting two Manhattan cops, killing one and leaving the other clinging to life, died of his wounds Monday, officials said. Lashawn McNeil, 47, had been in critical condition since being shot by a third officer after fatally gunning […]

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